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SWAB HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED III NE 7,1915- .1,223,196. v PatentedApr. 17,1917.

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WALTER D. NARAMORE, or DENVER, ooLonAno; BEATRICE NARAMORE ADMINIS-TRATRIX or SAID WALTER.

. 1\T ARAMORE, DECEASED.

SWAB-HOLDER.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,678.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER D. NARAMORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Swab-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a swab holder and more particularly to a swabholder in which the swab thereon may be used to remove accumulatedmaterial from dentures, such as bridge work, and the like, andespecially material which has accumulated between the denture and thegums.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a swab holder in whicha shank on the handle of the holder terminates in a hollow headreceiving a portion of a swab carrying member frictionally retainedwithin said head in such a manner that although the swab carrying memberis prevented from becoming accidentally detached from the head while theswab is in use, the swab carrying member may be turned therein to insurethe proper cleaning of the denture and the grooves between the same andthe gums.

Another object of the invention is to provide the swab holder with aswab carrying member which is flattened and tapered for a portion of itslength with the flattened and tapered portion thereof provided withlongitudinally extending slots converging toward one end of theflattened and tapered portion to enable cleaning material to be easilyand securely connected with the swab carrying member.

A further object of the invention is to provide the swab holder with ahead which is slotted both longitudinally and transversely to enable theswab carrying member to be easily and quickly inserted therein.

With these and other objects in view, the invention. resides in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts,- which will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred embodiment of the inven-' tion has been illustrated in theaccompany-v ing drawing, although no restriction isnecessarily made tothe precise details of construction therein shown, as changes,alterations, and modifications, within the scope of the claims may beresorted to when desired.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing, in which:

Figure l. is a view in elevation of a swab holder constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the shank of the swab holder.

Fig. 3 is a view of one end modified form of swab holder.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal transverse sectional View on the line 44 of Fig.3.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the swab carrying member shown in Fig.3 in the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 10 designates thehandle of the swab holder which has connected with one end thereof, theend of a shank 11, said shank having an offset portion 12 between itsends spacing the other end 12 of the shank from the longitudinal centerline of of a slightly the handle 10.

The end 12 of the shank 11 has formed integral therewith a hollowcylindrical head 13 extending from the end 12 of the shank at an acuteangle toward the longitudinal center line of the handle and terminatingin spaced relation thereto with the free end of the head open, said headhaving'formed in its peripheral wall a longitudinally extending slot 13.

' A swab carrying member 14 is received for a portion of its length inthe head 13 and has connected therewith a swab 15 which in Fig. l of thedrawing has been shown as bristles.

By slotting the head 13 longitudinally, it will be seen that the swabcarrying member 14: may be easily inserted within the head 13 andfrictionally held therein against casual displacement when the holder isin use and that the swab carrying member may be turned within the head13 to enable the swab to thoroughly clean any deposits which haveaccumulated between the denture and the gums covering the roots of theteeth to which the denture has been applied.

Referring now to the modified form of swab shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 inthe drawing, it will be seen that the head 16 on the shank 12 has formedin its peripheral wall a longitudinally extending slot 17 intersect edbetween its ends by a transversely extending slot 17 which renders theperipheral wall of the head 16 more flexible to enable the swab carryingmember to be more easily inserted therein.

A swab carrying member 18 which may be used in connection with eitherthe head 13 or 16 and for which the swab carrying member shown in Fig. 1in the .drawing may be substituted is formed from a cylindrical rod ofmetal flattened upon opposite sides for substantially half of its lengthto provide the swab carrying member with a stem 19 for insertion in thehead 13 or 16 and a tapered head 20 for connection with a swab.

The head 20 is provided at one end with spaced and longitudinallyextending slots 21 inclining toward the stem 19 and each having an endopening out through an end in the head 20.

Arranged between the inclined slots 21 is a slot 22 extendinglongitudinally of the head 20 and of less length than the slots 21, saidslot 22 also having an end opening out through an end on the head 20.

Through the above described arrangement of the slots 21 and 22 in thehead 20 of the swab carrying member 18, it will at once be apparent thata piece of cleaning material 23 such as absorbent cotton, or the like,may be quickly and easily connected with the swab carrying member 18 andin such a manner that the piece of cleaning material will be preventedfrom casual displacement from the swab holder while the same is in use.

When it is desired to use the swab holder, the stem 19 of the swabcarrying member 18 is inserted in the head 13 on the shank 11 and apiece ofcleaning material such as absorbent cotton, or the like, twistedabout the head 20 and retained thereon by the slots 21 and 22.

The handle of the swab holder may be held in the hand and the head 13 onthe shank 11 inserted in the mouth and the cleaning material on the head20 brought in contact with the denture by moving the handle backwardlyand forwardly, the accumulated material on the denture may be removedtherefrom.

In order that the material which is accumulated between the denture andthe gums or between the denture and the adjacent teeth, the swabcarrying member may'be Copies of this patent may be obtained for turnedin the head on the shank so that the edge thereof within the cleaningmaterial will lie in the same plane as the crease between the dentureand the gums or the denture and the teeth.

The swab holder may be manipulated to force the cleaning materialintothese crevices so that the accumulated matter therein may be removedin a satisfactory manner.

From the foregoing statements, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is at once apparent that a swab holder has been providedwhich is so constructed that when the swab connected therewith is usedto remove accumulated deposits on dentures, such as bridges, or thelike, all parts of the denture may be thoroughly cleaned especially thegroove between the top of the denture and the gum covering the teeth towhich the denture is applied.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In a swab holder, the combination with a handle having a shank, of ahead on said shank, and a swab carrying member carried by said head andprovided with a tapered and slotted portion for connection with a swab.

2. In a swab holder, the combination with a handle having a shank, of ahollow cylindrical head on said shank having in its peripheral wall alongitudinally extending slot and a transversely extending slotintersecting said longitudinally extending slot between its ends, a swabcarrying member having a stem received within said head, and a flattenedand tapered portion below said stem for connection with a swab.

3. In a swab holder, the combination with a handle having a shank, of ahead on said shank, a swab carrying member having a stem received insaid head, and a flattened and tapered portion on said swab carryingmember having slots therein inclining toward said stem to receivetherein portions of a swab.

In testimony whereof I afliX-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER D. NARAMORE.

Witnesses ETI-IEL TALLEY, MILWARD HEWITT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

